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Salsa Mambo Festival...............3 Christopher’s Clubhouse..........4 Dale Gribow on the Law...........5 Don’t Be Clueless......................6 Haddon Libby: It’s All Local......7 Desert Dj’s.................................7 Sport Scene...............................8 Exchange Students...................8 Valley Rhythms.........................9 Pet Place..................................10 The Vino Voice.........................11 Club Crawler Nightlife............12 The Pampered Palette............14 Summer School.......................14 Local Music Spotlight.............15 Screeners.................................16 Book Review............................17 Consider This...........................18 ShareKitchen...........................19 Health Fitness & Beauty.........19 Musicians Corner....................19 Free Will Astrology.................20 Selma Grows...........................21 Mind, Body & Spirit................21

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Salsa Mambo Festival Dances into the Desert

by Marissa Willman

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et ready to shake it—the Summer Salsa Mambo Festival and Bacahata Madness Festival is making its way to the desert this month.

From July 26-30, Dance Sport California will present its 16th Salsa Mambo Festival at the Doral Princess Resort in Cathedral City, featuring world-famous dance instructors and activities for all ages and skill levels.

“Whether you’re 60, 36, 16 or 6, it doesn’t matter,” said Bernard Martinez, creative director of the festival. “You’re going to enjoy this event.”

The family-friendly festival attracts more than 1100 dancers and dance enthusiasts from around the world who participate in dance workshops, pool parties, shows, performances and competitions. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., attendees can attend classes that cover everything from stretching and toning to different styles of dance, such as meringue, salsa, Argentine tango and the cha cha cha. Technical classes focusing on spin, styling and footwork are also available.

Workshop instructors come from distinguished careers and represent all

different styles of dance. Among the instructors are choreographers who have worked on reality dance shows such as “Dancing with the Stars” and “So You Think You Can Dance.”

“Although they’re superstars in their own right, they’re very approachable,” Martinez said.

Martinez added that the event is very beginner-friendly, and a beginner’s class is offered every hour.

“When people say they have two left feet, I tell them we’ll find them someone with two right feet,” Martinez said. “This event is for everyone at all different levels.”

The dance curious, as Martinez calls it, can drop in on a beginner’s boot camp to learn the basics to Latin dances such as salsa or Argentine tango. There are also plenty of workshops offered for children to practice their moves and even learn a choreographed routine to perform during the closing night festivities.

“There’s something for everyone,” Martinez said. “You don’t have to be a dancer. If you want to learn, you can learn.

If you like watching shows, you can do that,

too. There’s entertainment for everyone.”

The festival is held twice a year, once during summer and once over New Year’s Eve. While the summer event is fun for the whole family, the New Year’s Eve bash has more of a party atmosphere and draws a large crowd.

“It’s the largest Latin dance party in the country,” Martinez said.

In the afternoon, festivalgoers head to the pool to let loose with an onsite DJ at an all-out pool party. After dinner, there are evening performances such as open dancing, performances and competitions.

“We’re dancing until 4 a.m.,” Martinez said.

There’s also no need to worry about not having a dance partner, as Martinez said his staff is trained under a “Don’t Say No” policy.

“You can ask anybody who’s part of the staff to dance and they can’t say no,” Martinez said. “You’re going to dance 50, maybe 60 times this weekend.”

Martinez and his wife, Sonyo, started hosting the Latin dance-themed festivals eight years ago when the couple moved to California from New York and opened Dance Sport California, a dance school, in Long Beach. The biannual Salsa Mambo Festivals are just two the numerous dance events the pair host year-round, and one of the most family- and beginner-friendly.

“This festival is a little bit more familyoriented than others and caters more to the beginner to immediate level,” Martinez said. “We make it very welcoming and we invite everyone to come.”

For more information about the Salsa Mambo Festival and to reserve your tickets, visit SalsaMamboFestival.com.

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Empowering Kids through Christopher’s Clubhouse W

hen Mika Moulton’s 10-year-old son didn’t come home from his bike ride in 1995, she feared every mother’s worst nightmare. Eight days later, the police came to her door at 3 a.m. to confirm her fears. Her son, Christopher, had been abducted, brutalized and murdered by a recently released convicted murderer.

“It was very surreal. I was going through days and months in an almost zombie-like state,” Moulton said. “I had this feeling that I had to do something, and maybe it was a way to find answers or make sense of it.”

Aug. 7th will mark the 17th anniversary of Christopher’s death. Just six weeks after Christopher’s murder, Moulton began pushing for legislation in Washington D.C. to protect other children from a similar fate.

She hasn’t stopped lobbying for children since.

Moulton is the founder of Christopher’s Clubhouse, a non-profit that provides children with the training they need to protect themselves in dangerous situations.

Moulton started the local organization five years ago when she moved to the Coachella Valley from Illinois, but has lobbied for laws

and put on programs for children for almost two decades since losing Christopher.

Just a few weeks before her son’s abduction, Moulton watched an episode of “Oprah” that touched on the reality of child abductions. The show set up a simulation where “strangers” would approach children on a playground to see if they could trick the children into going with them. The parents were sure their children knew better than to leave with a stranger.

“Every parent said their kid wouldn’t go off with a stranger,” Moulton said, “but every single child did.”

Moulton immediately talked to her children to warn them about ever going off with a stranger.

“I told them but I never taught them what they need to actually do if somebody grabbed them,” Moulton said.

After losing Christopher, Moulton dedicated her life to educating and empowering other children to prevent such a tragedy from devastating other families.

Knowing what to do and being able to instinctively react, rather than freeze up, can mean the difference between being

abducted or making it to safety, Moulton said.

“I’m very lucky that I was strong enough to do this,” Moulton said. “There are too many parents who can’t get out of the paralysis.”

A large part of Christopher’s Clubhouse’s educational efforts is its radKIDS program, which is a 10-hour course that teaches children safety and life skills. “Rad” stands for “Resisting Aggression Defensively.” From resisting abduction or an unwanted touch to learning gun safety and bullying prevention, children are empowered to stay safe in a variety of situations.

While the subject material is heavy, children enjoy the various physical activities—such as running across the room to dial 911 on a toy phone or crawling on all fours as one would to avoid smoke inhalation—and, by the end of the program, are able to demonstrate what they’ve

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On July 28th, Moulton will hold a volunteer training from 10 a.m. to noon at the new Palm Desert location. Volunteers are needed to help facilitate the classes and programs.

“If people want to help out, I’m going to teach them what they need to know to help out,” Moulton said. “I need more people there to help me.”

The all-volunteer organization is also searching for a web designer who can help Moulton build a more versatile website for Christopher’s Clubhouse, as well as financial contributions that will help ensure programs can continue to be offered.

People have often asked Moulton if her work bothers her. She knows she can’t change what happened to her son but the ability to give another child a fighting chance makes her work more than worthwhile.

“Every time I hear about a child who’s been abducted or sexually assaulted, I have to relive my nightmare,” Moulton said. “I’d rather train as many kids as possible and

give this gift to as many families as I can.”

The next radKIDS class will be held from July 30th to Aug. 3rd from 4-6 p.m.

For information about volunteering with Christopher’s Clubhouse or to sign up for a program or this weekend’s poker tournament, call Mika Moulton at 866546-7464. For more information about the organization or to sign up for their newsletter, visit ChristophersClubhouse. org.

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important for getting children to understand that they are able to protect themselves.

“If a kid can fight and make enough of a scene, they know how to get away,” Moulton said. “It’s all about making sure the bad guy lets go and run, and not freezing up or being complacent.”

Classes are $50 plus $25 for each additional sibling, but Moulton said no

child is ever turned away for inability to pay. Christopher’s Clubhouse also offers a Family Internet Safety program, adult education programs and RAD for Women, a rape aggression defense class that teaches women how to fend off an attacker.

“It’s for girls from 13 to 113,” Moulton said. “A 70-year-old was able to do everything in the last class and was amazed what she could do if someone tried to do something.”

Moulton hopes to offer classes on a regular monthly basis once signups increase. Last month, Moulton decided to rent a space so her programs would have a permanent home.

“We decided to go to the next level and rent space, and now we need to be able to cover the rent,” Moulton said.

On Saturday, Christopher’s Clubhouse will host its 2nd Annual Poker Tournament and Hoedown at Spotlight 29 casino. For a $50 entry fee, guests will receive $2,500 in chips to try their hand at winning a threeday, two-night stay in Las Vegas and an assortment of other prizes. People who don’t want to play but still want to have

July 19 to 25, 2012

. SCAMS: Never sign anything on the spot without reviewing it or sleeping on it. Be wary of internet and phone offers that sound to good to be true. SENIORS are often targeted and are the easiest people to SCAM. This is because they are often financially stable as a group and don’t realize they have been scammed. When they report it to the police they often do not remember enough to prosecute the criminals. When I was a trial lawyer for the county of Los Angeles many years ago, I saw many cases where Seniors who were victims did not remember the facts. Many of these cases would be dismissed because the DA could not prove the case. Some of the cases involved con games where someone comes up to you and tells you about money they have in their account but they need to borrow X dollars from you to retrieve it.

More sophisticated cons have come from the internet where con artists pretend to be your relative or HACK INTO YOUR account explaining to your friends and family they have just been robbed in Europe or just been in an accident and they want you to wire money to them. Today many of the scams allegedly come from Nigeria where the thief says he has millions of (illegal) dollars that he has to get out of the country.

He promises to send you a cashier’s check for that amount which you are to deposit

in your account. Then you keep a set upon amount, like 20%, and send your check back for the difference. You will receive a check that looks like a Cashiers check but is called an OFFICIAL CHECK or something like that.

Their check never clears and you are out the money you sent. Always check with the bank before you deposit someone’s check for what looks “to good to be true.” If this happens to you contact the FBI: Internet Crime Complaint Center: www.IC3.gov 2. CHECKS: When writing checks to pay your bills NEVER put the complete account number on your check as your credit card company knows the account number.

Always use the last four numbers ie …4567.

3. CREDIT CARDS: Never sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put ‘ASK FOR PHOTO ID.’ 4. CONFIDENTIAL INFO: Never put your home phone number or address on your checks. Instead use your office information.

A PO Box or work address is preferable.

You should never have to reveal your SS Number. If you print your SS # on your checks you make it easy for thieves to steal it.

5. PHOTOCOPY OR TAKE CELL PHONE PIX: Empty your wallet and photocopy both sides of your driver’s license and credit cards etc and keep the copy in a safe place.

That way you will know what was in it and where to report a theft if your wallet is lost

or stolen. You can also use your cell phone to take a picture of the contents of your wallet and luggage before departing. Once our luggage was lost in the Paris airport and when they asked me to describe it I gave them a Polaroid picture that I had taken a few hours earlier. This can protect you from ID Theft and aid in the quick recovery of your lost or stolen luggage etc.

6. PASSPORT: When travelling always photocopy or take a cell phone picture of your passport and give a copy to each family member. Also keep a copy of your trip itinerary inside on top of your luggage.

Include on your itinerary your contact information (but not your home address) including your cell phone and email address and next destination. When you land open your luggage to be sure everything is there.

7. LUGGAGE: Remove all old airline tags from your bags so airline employees do not send your luggage to the wrong destination.

Never use expensive leather or designer luggage that will attract the attention of thieves. Also carry your medications with you and do not check them in.

8. PROTECT HOME ADDRESS: Do not put your home address on your luggage tags as it makes it too easy for someone to know you are out of the country and burglarize your home. Instead use your office address………or the address of your next destination.

9. CREDIT CARD THEFT: Thieves can get a credit card approved and order expensive items if they steal your ID. They can also contact DMV and change your driving record information online, and more.

10. ID THEFT: If you think you are the victim of an ID Theft then canceling your credit cards asap will be easier because you have copies of the front and back of all your cards with the toll free numbers. File a police report right away so you can prove to the card company that your card was stolen and thus limit your liability to $100 or so.

11. FRAUD ALERT: ASAP you need to place a fraud alert on your cards by calling the 3 national credit reporting organizations and the Social Security fraud line at the numbers listed below. This will alert credit companies that your ID was stolen and stop the ID Thieves from applying for credit over the internet.

12. REPORT IMMEDIATELY: If your wallet has been lost or stolen call: 1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285 2.) Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397 3742 3.) Trans Union: 1-800-680 7289 4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271 Law Office of Dale S. Gribow, P.C. “A full Service Firm” dale@gribowlaw.com 760-341-4411

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o much to do, so little time! Dawn to moonrise---and later if we get lucky, we’re on the go, here, there, anywhere and everywhere to all the events, fundraisers, parties and festive folderol hereabouts. We’re going to have to erase “the season” from our lexicon as yearafter-year the summer entertainment gets stronger and our calendar Rorschach-blacker with ink. Summer is mostly care-free, a salute to casual dress leaving the “winter” to the swells and swell-istas in their couture gowns and black tie tuxedoes. Now, pockets are the most important fashion statement.

Chic cache-alls. Going out the door, the chorus is heard up and down the desert streets: “Ready? Cell in the corner pocket?”

Forget unwieldy handbags, briefcases (Oh, hahaha.) and other appendage carry-alls that tie down the body with weighty matters that matter not at all. What you need is a mobile phone with organized information from nearest coffee shop to a reminder of a 4 o’clock pick-up-time of the kids, the latest emails and text messages, the latest Adele full-warble to sleepy-time music for a soothing pedicure. The personal accessory is the essential tool for tearing, traipsing, taking the time to enjoy the good times 24/7. Recipe? Add a little plastic, a little lip gloss. Ahhh, life is good. Carry on.

Friday, July 20, 8am. Go to the front of the line! Disable the “snooze” bar on your alarm clock! Put the pedal to the metal and head for the McCallum Theatre box office.

Tickets for four hot shows go on sale on this date, at 8 o’clock in the morning. Get your yawning done the night before and listen up to the roster of headliners as the theatre starts the 25th anniversary celebration 20122013: Opening act is Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers on Friday, August 31, guaranteed to get your toes tapping, while you laugh your socks off. Grammy nominees and winners of the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year, when asked what hits they’ll play, Martin quipped, “We don’t play any hits. It’s Bluegrass.” And if you believe that… Next hit performance on Saturday, Sept. 1, is the romantically-inclined sextet “Conjunto Primavera.” Saturday, Sept. 8, “Pink Martini” with lead vocalist China Forbes, known for “Hey Eugene” and “Hang On Little Tomato.”

An eclectic program of diverse orchestrations from Cole Porter to Xavier Cugat, Hollywood musicals, Italian folk and Brazilian Samba, and more performed from the world’s songbook.

According to band leader/pianist Thomas Lauderdale, “If the United Nations had a house band in 1962, “Pink Martini” would be that band.” Saturday, Sept. 22, Live Nation

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presents Mike Birbiglia in the comedy My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend. A painfully honest and hysterical journey through romantic blunders that most adults work a lifetime to forget.

Purchase tickets at the McCallum box office, 8am-12pm, 73000 Fred Waring Dr., Palm Desert, or call 760-340-ARTS, or visit www.mccallumtheatare.com.

Saturday, July 21, 6pm (Time approximate!)

After the playing of the “National Ahthem,” Cops 4 Kids & Communities and the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa will present Battle of the Badges at The Show entitled “Fallen But Not Forgotten.” The event honors Officer Jermaine Gibson of the Cathedral Police Department who was a Cathedral City police officer for 18 months when killed in a highspeed car chase. Officer Gibson was also a decorated Marine veteran, having been awarded the Purple Heart for his service during two tours in Iraq. The evening also pays tribute to Corporal Christopher Farias who was awarded the nation’s second highest award for bravery. Other special guests include Coachella Valley’s very own Randy “El Matador” Caballero. Scheduled to appear is hometown boxing champion Steve “The Mongoose” Quinonez, among other notable personal appearances. In the ring, the main event stars Jamaal “Silent Knight” Brathwaite from the Orange County Sheriff Department who seeks to remain undefeated in his bout against Los Angeles Sheriff Deputy, Brian Stevens. The co-main event features Janie “Rockstar” Cosine from the San Bernardino Police Department as she faces Selina Velasquez from the Morongo Patrol Public Safety unit. Highlighting the 15 undercard bouts, Jorge Salazar from the Riverside County Sheriff Department and Mario Alonzo from the Department of Corrections-Ironwood lace up their gloves for what many believe will be the fight of the night! Cops 4 Kids & Communities, founded by Law Enforcement offices and community members has structured programs with tried and tested programs and techniques that have been very successful at reclaiming even the most challenging children. Coordinator Jeff Penn says, “This event allows us the opportunity to provide low cost entertainment for boxing fans with the added bonus of raising money for our youth programs…without asking for a direct donation from people during these economic times and financial uncertainty.”

Door open at 5:15 pm. Ringside $35; General Admission, $25. Tickets are available online at www.StarTickets.com, or by calling 1-800585-3737. For additional information, please call Jeff Penn at 951-658-2677. Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa “The Show” Event Center,

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Haddon Libby: It’s all local

by Diane Marlin-Dirkx

IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY 32250 Bob Hope Dr., Rancho Mirage.

Friday and Saturday, July 27 and 28.

On those two very important days, “All That Glitters” is on sale at the American Cancer Society’s Discovery Shop in Rancho Mirage. The event will feature showcase after showcase of fabulous vintage and contemporary jewelry, including necklaces, bracelets, rings, pins and brooches, by the names you know in design excellence, each piece pre-worn and gently cared for by only the most discriminating fashion plates before being donated for a good cause that touches everyone. All funds raised support the free programs and services of the American Cancer Society. A unique resale shopping experience, gazing at the windows and walking through the door of the Discovery Shop is similar to visiting the most exclusive boutiques of designer clothing, jewelry for men and women, plus a plethora of gift and sundry for your home---all at greatly reduced prices. And that’s putting it mildly. Get your racing shoes on and sharpen your elbows.

Summer hours are 9am – 5pm, and the staff is welcoming and knowledgeable. Located at 42-446 Bob Hope Dr., in the Rancho Las Palmas Shopping Center, across from the River in Rancho Mirage. For donations or volunteer information, please call the Discovery Shop at 760-568-5967. For information on the American Cancer Society’s programs and services, call anytime at 800-ACS-2345, or visit online at www.cancer.org/discovery , or www.discoveryshop-ranchomirage.org.

Saturday, August 4, 10am to 2pm. If you’ve been finding your sentences start with “what this family needs is…” Consider completing the challenge with “a good strong walk together.” (We think “a good strong talk together” is possible, if the kids will listen. Not.) A benefit for Olive Crest kids is suggesting a “Strong Family Walk” at Westfield Palm Desert mall can be instrumental when dedicated to transforming the lives of at-risk children through the healing power of family. Since 1973, Olive Crest has been dedicated to preventing child abuse, treating and educating children and preserving the family…”one life at a time.”

Wow! And we’ve always said, “The family that shops together, stays together.” Here’s the 4-hour run-down: Meet at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, lower level, Westfield Shopping Mall. As you register your family, each walker will receive a validated Passport to selected stores inside the shopping center providing opportunities for raffle baskets full of exciting gift items donated by participating Westfield merchants. Per person cost, $10 registration fee, or $50 for a family of six or more. Sponsors are Westfield Palm Desert,

Macy’s, Coachella Valley Weekly. And Rob Zwemmer and Associates. For details and early registration by credit card, please call Olive Crest at 760-341-8507, or visit www. olivecrest.org. All proceeds support local Olive Crest programs in our community.

Westfield Palm Desert Mall, 73840 Highway 111, Palm Desert.

Thursday, July 19th -August 4th. Find your love connection with the hottest new singles game show to hit Southern California, Red Hot Date. Whether you’re just single and ready to mingle or looking for a long-lasting love connection, Red Hot Date game shows and events are a great way to meet local singles. Whether you’re attracted to the same sex or the opposite sex there is a PLACE FOR YOU!!! Red Hot Date is currently casting for contestants between the ages of 23 and 65 for its live game show taping at the Spa Resort Casino August 4, 2012.

If you’re just interested in checking out the action and attending the event, Red Hot Date is a hilarious, engaging and fun event for both singles and couples that is filmed and broadcast on Palm Springs’ local television.

Audience members (if they choose) have the opportunity to be a part of the action, with the ability to ask stage contestants questions, vote on who should be picked and be contestants themselves through entertaining pop culture trivia and singles games. It’s spontaneous, it’s wild, and the best part about it, real live local singles serve as its cast of characters! To learn more about the show, watch every Saturday morning at 11AM on Palm Springs’ Retro station, KRET-TV (Channel 14 Time Warner, 21 Verizon Fios) or go to the website, www.HotDATEvents. com. If you’d like to be a contestant, send your picture and a short bio to info@ hotdateshow.com!

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Whittling Away At Constitutional Rights

ince the creation of the Magna Carta 797 years ago, English speaking people have lived with this freedom: “No free man shall be imprisoned...nor will we proceed with force against him...except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land.” Thomas Jefferson wrote, “I consider trial by jury as the only anchor...by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.”

While you and I were celebrating the holidays and ringing in a New Year, the Senate was quietly passing legislation by a 93 to 7 vote that violates the Sixth Amendment - your right to a trial. The bill was signed into law by President Obama in spite of the protests of the Secretary of Defense, the CIA Director, the FBI Director, the Director of National Intelligence, the White House Advisor on Counterterrorism and the head of the Department of Justice’s National Security Division. What piece of legislation was so important to the safety of all Americans that the House, Senate and President, Senators Feinstein and Boxer along with Congressmen Lewis and Bono Mack disregarded the warnings of these highly respected security experts who all

felt the bill was unwise?

The bill was the National Defense Authorization Act. It allows the government to detain anyone anywhere in the world indefinitely, including inside of the borders of the United States, so long as the government suspects you of being a terrorist or a person tied to a terrorist group or activity. No charges need ever be brought.

No evidence need ever be produced. So long as the government thinks that you are a threat, that is enough. The government can lock up any American without charge, trial or evidence indefinitely.

Is it unfathomable that a future President could engage in demagoguery similar to McCarthyism, the Salem witch trials or the actions of a despot for their own political purposes and act against the will of the people?

The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a trial yet this bill runs contrary to the US Constitution and our Bill of Rights.

One of the bills architects, Carl Levin of Michigan said, “the bill would just let the government detain a citizen in military custody, not force it to do that.”

Senator Al Franken of Minnesota stated that this bill “denigrates the very

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foundations of this country” while Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky said that this bill “puts every single American citizen at risk.”

FBI director Robert Mueller testified that this bill could harm our counterterrorism efforts abroad.

In May, Judge Katherine Forrest, ruled that the indefinite detention provision could not be used against Americans. She specific stated that the bill could have “a chilling impact on First Amendment rights” and ruled that the government cannot imprison Americans just because it thinks you might be tied to a terrorist group. Proof is needed.

Nine days later, the Obama Administration asked the judge to reconsider its ruling and offered to exclude from the law the people

who brought forward the lawsuit. Judge Forrest denied the motion with the only caveat being that the government could detain those directly tied to the September 11th terrorist attacks so long as it produced proof.

Chris Hedges, one of the journalists who brought the lawsuit said, “I have dinner more times than I can count with people whom this country brands as terrorist...but that does not make me one.”

As quoted in last week’s column, Benjamin Franklin’s warning is more true today than at any point in our history, “Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”

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T-Bone: Hooked on Karaoke

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fter being asked several times to join the party in the lounge after bowling, Todd Avery, (A.K.A. T-Bone) decided one night to see what he was missing. Much to his surprise, Todd found many of his bowling buddies singing, dancing and really whooping it up! Todd decided to stay but, had no intention of singing, mostly due to the fact that most of the singers were surprisingly talented.

A few minutes later a girl got up and completely butchered Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl,” but the crowd went nuts for her! Todd figured if she had the guts to do it, so could he. A couple beers later he finally had enough “karaoke courage” to sing “Hard Luck Woman” by KISS. Todd was encouraged by his friends

to do another song and before he knew it, he was hooked.

After frequenting many of the karaoke watering holes, Todd eventually became friends with many of the local karaoke jocks. After watching how it was done he eventually began to fill in for some of his protégés. Todd soon teamed up with his wife’s uncle Dean-O to purchase a karaoke system and “D&T Karaoke” was born.

Todd admits many of his singers don’t even know him by his real name. His stage name, “T-Bone,” was given to him by his friends because Todd was a big fan of drummer Tommy Lee from Motley Crue, who went by the same nick name. As Todd launched his new career as a DJ/KJ, he decided to keep the moniker. Todd’s love for drums and beats also made for an

easy transition into DJing for parties and clubs.

In the early 2000’s, Todd got his first full-time club gig at McCormick’s (now The Hood) in Palm Desert. During his six years as the resident KJ, Todd established a reputation and a large crowd of some of the Valley’s top singers! His meticulous mix of music and vocals along with his strict and fair rotation have made Todd one of the Valley’s most sought after KJs. “I do not play favorites, and have turned down many good tips (or bribes),” quips Todd.

When Todd is not hosting karaoke shows, he likes rocking out to music from The Who, Pink Floyd, and Judas Priest, to Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, and Sade.

Todd is also an avid golfer with a seven

handicap and likes to hang out with his wife Tammy. Todd’s future plans include expanding his business by training upand-coming KJs to work for him so he can increase his income and have more free time for my family.

Currently, you can catch T-Bone doing his karaoke shows Wednesdays at Hamilton’s Sports Bar & Grill in La Quinta and Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at the 19th Hole Sports Bar in Palm Desert. If you would like to contact Todd regarding his karaoke shows or to DJ your party, you can contact him at: tuneswithtbone@aol. com.

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Summer Programs Abound SPORTS SCENE through Desert Rec

s the middle of summer approaches, the excitement of being out of school wanes and children start to say every parent’s favorite phrase: “Mom, Dad, I’m bored!”

There’s still more than a month to go before the kids head back to school and the Desert Recreation District has plenty of summer programs and camps that will keep your children active and healthy as they learn a new sport or improve on an old favorite. Here are a few programs available to local youth: From Aug. 2nd to Aug. 30th, the Indio Community Center will hold a Summer Basketball Camp on Tuesdays and Thursdays for children ages 5 to 14. Held in a state-ofthe-art gymnasium, participants will learn competitive basketball rules and strategies.

Classes will cover everything from proper stretching and warm-ups to offensive and defensive drills. The program fee is $40-$50.

Football season is fast approaching, making summer the perfect time for kids to brush up on their skills. The Desert Recreation District will host a Flag Football Training Camp at Freedom Park in Palm Desert on Saturdays from Aug. 4th to Aug.

25th. The coed camp is for children from ages 7 to 13 and will introduce players to football positions, stretching and coordination skills.

To prepare players for the upcoming football season, the program will focus on catching, throwing and form running. Program fees range between $50-$60.

Giddy up, cowboys and cowgirls! The last session of the Summer Saddle Up for Success Camp will be held from July 23rd to July 26th. The one-week program is open to youth between ages 8 to 18 and is held at the Coachella Valley Mounted Rangers Ranch in Indio. Participants learn the basics of horse safety, communication, care and riding. Program fees range from $150$170, and private lessons are also available for $65/hour. For more information, call Annette Garcia at (760) 880-8954.

Participants can test their bow and arrow skills with Robin Hood Archery in the morning and cool off at the Palm Desert Aquatics Center in the afternoon as part of a special 3-day program hosted by the DRC. The program costs $180 for the 3-day package and will be held from Aug. 7th to 9th.

On July 20th, Aug. 4th and Aug. 25th, teens between ages 12 and 17 can head to Jungle

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Island Paintball Park with the DRC for a day of paintballing. Teens will play on a variety of fields with different game styles.

Equipment rental is included with the $70 program fee.

End summer on a high note with the DRC’s Summer Blowout, a 3-day program from Aug. 21st to Aug. 24th that includes two trips to Knott’s Soak City and a trip to Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park. The $180 program fee includes admission costs and

lunch.

The Desert Recreation District also hosts weekly, 2-week and 3-week camp programs throughout the Coachella Valley at various community centers for children ages 5 to 14. Campers participate in sports activities, themed games and creative arts.

To learn more about any of these programs or to register, visit www.

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uly 12, 2012- Palm Springs, CA – Ayusa, a non-profit organization that promotes global learning and leadership through foreign exchange, study abroad and leadership programs for high school students from around the world, is looking for American families in the Palm Springs area interested in sharing their America with international high school students for the 2012-2013 school year.

Applications for interested Palm Springs host families are currently being accepted.

“Sharing the American experience with an international student is a unique opportunity for the average American to profoundly impact the life of a teenager, and provide them with a positive, transformational experience that they will remember for the rest of their lives,” said Sherry Carpenter, executive director of Ayusa. “Palm Springs host families are in a great position to show international exchange students an especially authentic slice of American life, which is one reason we are actively looking for Palm Springs

International Exchange Students for the 2012-2013 School Year

host families.”

Ayusa foreign exchange students come from more than 60 countries, are fully insured, bring their own spending money, and are proficient in English. Whether from Japan or Brazil, India or Sweden, Ukraine or Mexico, France or Lebanon, foreign exchange students are a window into another culture and a great way to travel the world without leaving your home.

“Palm Springs host families are the heart and soul of Ayusa’s foreign exchange program,” said Terry Cox, Community Representative for Ayusa, and the local contact for Palm Springs. “Palm Springs families have been hosting Ayusa exchange students for the last year, and the experience has been transformative for the students, who blossom in the local community through support from the families and schools.”

There is no “typical” American host family and Ayusa welcomes all interested families, with or without children, from both urban and rural communities. Host

families provide three meals a day and a bedroom (either private or shared). Each student is supported by a professionally trained community representative from Ayusa who works with the family and student for the entire program. All host families must pass a criminal background check and a home visit by an Ayusa representative.

Ayusa has been a member of the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) for more than 25 years – since its foundation. CSIET evaluates U.S.based youth exchange programs so that students, families and schools can identify inbound and outbound reputable exchange organizations.

Ayusa is a 501(c)3, and an official U.S. Department of State designated Exchange Visitor Program Sponsor. Families interested in learning more about hosting an exchange student can visit http://www. ayusa.org or contact Terry Cox at (206) 669 8348.

Valley Rhythms

Jam with Greg Veach at the Dillon Roadhouse every Sunday

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ave you ever attended a Jam? GREAT... Then you know, how much fun it is to have an opportunity to play with professional musicians and appreciate a good time, with lots of other talented vocalists, guitarists, bassists, drummers, and those who play other instruments like harmonica, fiddle and keyboard. Whatever the case, all are welcome, male and female, alike.

Guitarist and vocalist Greg Veach is the host of the Sunday Jam at the Dillon Roadhouse every week from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. The core members of the “Jam Band” are Veach, Dale Scrivner on bass, and Chris Aldrich on drums, who is filling in while the regular drummer James St. James is out of town. There is no set-list, just lots of jamming with fellow musicians, who may or may not know the song, but it all seems to fall into place.

Camaraderie and love for music is the key to any successful jam. I was told as a child, “when you do something, do your best.” It doesn’t mean, be better than this person or that person, it means do YOUR personal best. Music is truly a Gift from God. We can learn from other musicians, laugh with them, and appreciate the different gifts we all are given.

The photo chosen for this article was taken by photographer, Brian Mauer, who was a musician growing up, and is still one today. That passion never leaves, it is always a part of you. The musicians who are able to make a living only playing music, know it can be a struggle at times, yet still realize, it is all worth it.

Pictured is the late Steve Lopez, Greg Veach, David Atwood and Will Bonnar, known as Radio 60. Veach started this band in 2004 with original members; Michael Menduno on bass, Louis Cope on guitar and

Phil Kaylor on drums. They perform in local venues, private parties and country clubs.

Veach named his band Radio 60 because in the 1960s, he remembers listening to a radio station in Los Angeles that would feature all types of music like Elvis, the Beatles, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash to Buck Owens. So the concept for the band was to always play a variety of music from the 60s; Pop, Classic Country and Motown.

Since the time this photo was taken, Lopez passed away, albeit way too young.

“Steve was such a great guy, he really had a heart. He was a very versatile and talented musician,” said Veach. “I performed with him for years, we miss his sense of humor, his quiet manner and his musicianship.” A Coachella Valley native, Lopez played with almost every musician in the Desert. He could play everything, Rock, R & B, Funk and Jazz. He performed with The Platters and toured the Western states with another local entertainer, John McCormick.

Veach started playing guitar when he was 15 years old, but didn’t play in bands until he was out of college. In high school, he sang in the choir and played football, basketball and tennis. He attended Pepperdine University, majoring in Sociology, and sang in the Madrigals. “We went on five national tours which included a performance with Pat Boone. We would perform mainly at religious schools to recruit new students for the college.”

After moving to the Coachella Valley in 1980, Veach started teaching, was married and settled down. Then in 2000, he met up with other musicians and started having jam sessions with them and as a result, the Classic Rock group, the Str8tjackets, was born. Later, he formed the group Radio 60 with Lopez on bass, Atwood on drums and Bonnar on guitar. “The band has

had several different musicians since we started in 2004. Right now, Jerry Steelfox from Hemet plays bass, guitar and sings; Larry Gutierrez plays guitar and sings; and John Weir plays the drums. We have all been in several different bands, but I have played the longest with John.”

Veach started the Jam in 2005 after having the opportunity to perform in Palm Springs at the Blue Guitar with Kal David during his jam session. Since there are so many musicians in town, he thought it was a good idea to start another jam at the other end of the Valley and network with other musicians. “Brad Mercer, Terry Williams, Suzanne Oliver, Eric Frankson, Jimmy Evaro, Gregory John, Stan the Man, Francesco DiCosmo and a lot of other local

musicians have been to the jam,” said Veach. “One night after his gig, Johnny Meza stopped by with his band and played a set when we were at Robbie T’s. Also, drummer, Jake Busey, son of actor Gary Busey, who has his own band, stopped by the Roadhouse after performing at Pappy and Harriet’s After running the jam without ever missing a day in all of these years, Veach will be on vacation this Sunday, July 22, however, guitarist and vocalist, Walt Young, will be taking the lead. Young is performing in The Purple Room at Club Trinidad this Friday, July 20, from 8 p.m. until midnight.

You can contact Greg Veach by calling (760) 831-9805 or by e-mail: g50m53@aol. com.

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trained to detect land minds. He explains, “I knew I wanted to improve the circumstances of vulnerable communities in a way that was sustainable”.

For two years Weetjens tested his hypothesis with rats in a Belgium laboratory.

Weetjen’s organization APOPO (AntiPersonnel Landmines Detection Product Development) is now based in Tanzaniam, Africa, and received its first grant to work in Mozambique. In Mozambique landmines are scattered over hundreds of miles, many near roads and foot trails, and these lethal mines continue to claim lives after the decades-long civil war. The mines choke economic development as villagers fear using the land for agriculture and cattle grazing.

There are over 8 million land mines buried in over sixty countries. Every day over 50 people, many of them children, are killed or injured by land minds. A trained rat costs about $2,000, which is $10,000 less than a mine-sniffing dog. Due to their small size they are easy to transport. Rats in captivity live for up to eight years.

How are the rats trained? Through positive reinforcement “clicker training”, a clicking device is operated paired with a treat such as a peanut or banana slice when the rat performs the required act. The rats then respond to the clicker alone. Rats are conditioned to TNT odors, trained to walk on a leash, and the leash is attached to a bar that moves toward the suspected area.

When they smell explosives, the rats scratch or bite at that location. Due to their small size they do not trigger the mine.

An APOPO worker explains how the rats work in the field. “The rats are attached to

their handlers via a measuring tape that is attached to the handlers’ boots. When a rat locates a mine, it indicates by scratching on the ground. The handler will note the position by writing the location on a plastic stake, which he sticks in the gound. The area will be checked by a manual deminer with a metal detector. If a mine is found, it will be safely detonated with a demolition charge.”

What’s next for these amazing creatures?

Tuberculosis detecting rats are now in the research phase at APOPO. Every year almost 2 million people die from tuberculosis. Rats more accurately detect tuberculosis than standard testing, and do a day’s work of skilled technician in just seven minutes. The APOPO program detected 2,400 cases so far in Tanzania, an amazing feat that potentially prevented the spread of this contagious condition to 24,000 people. For this medical operation, the rats begin socialization at 3 weeks of age. They are extensively handled, exposed to a variety of sights and smells, go for car rides, listen to music and see other animals. The process makes them gentle and easy to handle. To learn TB detection, they are placed in a metal chamber with a hole in the center. Researchers place TB positive sputum samples beneath the hole.

The rats are rewarded with favorite foods when they poke their noses in the hole, but not rewarded if they poke through a hole with a neutral sputum sample. Operant conditioning molds the rats’ behavior.

The story of the Hero Rats in Africa is spreading. Many You Tube videos show their dramatic effort. Next this humanitarian program goes to Angola and Thailand, and these tiny animals will save more lives.

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Rats, Remarkable Rodents Saving Lives! n the animal kingdom, rats are a species with an image problem.

Capable of spastically scurrying in any direction, they are associated with Halloween and may elicit screams when they catch humans by surprise. Contrary to reputation, these rodents are actually very sociable, keenly intelligent and can be trained to interact with people. I recently learned that they can also be trained to work in life saving programs.

HERO RATS ARE NOW SAVING LIVES IN WAR RAVAGED NATIONS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. Bart Weetjens owned hamsters and rats as a boy growing up in Belgium. He carefully studied rodents’ behavior. As a young teen he entered a Dutch cadet school, but found the discipline and military philosophy

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ummertime . . . and the living is . . .well—a bit slower. It’s hot out there, so it’s not a bad thing to take some time to try out some new or different light-bodied wines.

In our previous columns—which you can go to on-line at coachellavalleyweekly. com ( click on Vino Voice ) to catch up on—we covered some of the summer-type wines that include the un-oaked charms of Chardonnay and the season’s take on Sauvignon Blanc. We’ve also gone in and

out with the bubblies that include a Rosé Cava and Prosecco.

One of the most delicious wines of the world is Riesiling [Ree-sling]. This white grape seems to have originated around the Rhine area of Germany where, in my opinion, production there still reigns as the most sublime Riesling—a racy elegance that no one, anywhere, can imitate.

There is great art in liquid when a vintage Riesling exquisitely balances fine acidity to an impressive and understated sweetness.

It’s been said that, in wine, sweetness without acidity would be flat or flabby, and acidity without sweetness would be sharp.

In a great Riesling there is the fusion of the grape’s fantastic essences intertwined within the “unfashionable” ingredients of acid and sugar.

Because these German vineyards are located so far north, ripening, when it happens, brilliantly maintains its foray of flavors with low alcohol levels. Indeed! This is the white wine for our luncheons and patio parties here in the desert. It may be hot out, but you’ll definitely be considered “cool” serving this refreshing, thirstquenching quaffer.

When autumn comes round, we’ll discuss the sweeter more complex versions of this grape for holiday fare, but for now, we are on the lookout for a Kabinett [KAHbee-NETT ].

I remember the first time trying the German Kabinett, we were all a little skeptical. Back in the 70’s there was a plethora of limpid Liebfraumilch that a few

really liked because of its cloying sweetness, but, it was sold in a cool ceramic tower of a bottle with black cat German art and writing.

So when I ventured into a case of Kabinett, the white wine world opened up—imagine rose petals, green apples, citrus, apricots, stones, steel, and light herb spices. And as these tasting notes reflect, there’s a natural fruit sweetness going on, but it is still considered a “dry” wine that, again, is balanced beautifully with acidity that wakes up the palate.

This light bodied wine is crisp, juicy— rich in texture. Served at around 45 to 50 degrees, it pairs wonderfully with salads, Asian cuisine, chicken, fish, Mexican meals, pork, seafood, and vegetables.

If you’re familiar with a Kabinett— especially ones from the Rheingau, Mosel, Nahe, or Saar regions, this discussion may cause your mouth to water, and hopefully, gets you out to the wine shop to rekindle those great taste memories. For those yet to try a German Kabinett, I assure you, it will bring a smile to your brunch and lunch crowd.

Currently, the The Wine Bar at Old Town, 78015 Main St.#109 La Quinta Ca. 760.564.2201 is offering the delicious 2010 Dr. Loosen Blue Slate Kabinett for around $24. Ken’s Wine Guide.com states: “This white gold colored Riesling opens with fragrant and inviting lemon-lime bouquet with a hint of wet stone. On the palate, this wine is light bodied, a little effervescent and slightly acidic. The flavor profile is a tart green apple with a hint of lemon and

minerality. The finish is mildly sweet and lingers nicely.”

The winemaker adds: “It is bright and pure with the classic white peach fruit and floral, flinty minerality that is so typical from blue slate. A plush attack on the mid-palate leads to a deliciously firm, delicate finish.

This wine makes an elegant aperitif and is an excellent match for seafood, spicy Asian cuisine and lighter dishes.”

What an exciting light-bodied white wine! If you treat yourself to at least one scrumptious summertime quaff, this is a great choice.

Here’s to keeping cool! Cheers!

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2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Sonny Evaro 6-10pm FRANKIES FRESH FISH; IND;760342-2228 Lisa Coleman 6pm (JZ) THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ;760-7777773 Alternating groups 8-11pm (RR) THE HOMESTEAD; LQ;760-771-3331 (PB) THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-345-6466 Frank Di Salvo 6-9:30pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-3662250 Live DJ 8:30pm (VD) LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Palm Springs Sound Company,in the afternoon,Hot Rox,in the night LE PAON; PD;760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) THE LOUNGE; AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-999-1995 Reall Deall 9pm (VD) LYONS ENGLISH GRILLE; PS; 760327-1551 Michael Healey & Anna Rose 7:30-10:30pm (JZ) MARGARITA’S; PS;760-778-3500 Dennis Alvarez 7:30pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm (PB)(VD) NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm THE NEST; PD;760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm (PB) THE OUTPOST TAVERN; C.C.; 760328-9004 Karaoke w/ DJ Stuart 8pm PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD;760-345-0222 Meltdown PALM SPRINGS TAVERN; PS; 760832-8920 Live Music 8pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-3655956 Folkyeah presents The Entrance Band, CB Brand and Light Fantastic 9pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Karaoke w/ Amber Stream 9-1am PURPLE ROOM@CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 Walt Young 8pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Hellions and NBFB 9pm RIVIERA RESORT & SPA; PS; 760327-8311 Lindsay Harper ,sidebar 7-10pm DJ Jalil Jagers , Starlite Lounge 9:30pm ROC’S FIREHOUSE; PD; 760-3403222 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Mark Guerrero 8pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 DJ Music 9pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ;760777-1601 The P.S. Blues w/ Gil Hansen and Tony Dean 8pm (BL)

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7773 Rob Martinez and JB 8-11pm (LR) HAMILTON’S; LQ;760-698-8303 Carolyn Martinez 8pm (JZ) THE HOMESTEAD; LQ;760-771-3331 (PB) THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-345-6466 Frank Di Salvo 6-9:30pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Palm Springs Sound Company,in the afternoon,Hot Rox,in the night LE PAON; PD;760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-999-1995 Reall Deall 9pm (VD) LYONS ENGLISH GRILLE; PS; 760327-1551 Michael Healey & Anna Rose 6-10pm (JZ) MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm (PB)(VD) MARGARITA’S; PS;760-778-3500 Dennis Alvarez 7:30pm MYSTIQUE LOUNGE, MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 888-MORONGO; The Rick Whitfield Band 9pm (VD) NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke THE NEST; PD;760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm (PB) NYPD; PS; 760-778-6973 Live DJ O’LEARY’S; PS; 760-325-4913 Karaoke OVER THE TOP;PS; 760-325-5100 PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-327-4080 Live Music 8pm (RR) PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD;760-345-0222 Radio 60 PALM SPRINGS TAVERN; PS; 760832-8920 DJ Richie Rich 8pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760365-5956 The Shadow Mountain Band 5pm Folkyeah presents Chris Robinson Brotherhood 8pm PEABODY’S; PS; 760-322-1877 Karaoke 7:30pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Red Sanz, You Know Who, Joe Kidd & The Gash 9:30pm PURPLE ROOM@CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 Bill Baker 8pm RENAISSANCE PALM; PS; 760-3226100 Art of Sax featuring Sax Man Will Donato & Eddie Reddick 7-10pm (JZ) RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Dude Jones 9pm RIVIERA RESORT & SPA; PS; 760327-8311 DJ Jalil Jagers , Bikini Bar 12-5pm,Sounds of the Caribbean , Deep end pool 12-4pm, Lyndsey Harper , Sidebar 7-9pm , Lindsay Harper , Starlite Lounge 10pm,DJ Jalil Jagers,sidebar,10pm

ROC’S FIREHOUSE; PD; 760-3403222 The Arrangements 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Mark Guerrero 8pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 Live Music 9pm (RR) SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ;760777-1601 The P.S. Blues w/ Gil Hansen and Tony Dean 8pm (BL) SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760341-3560 Smooth Brothers (BL)(RG) TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-3479985 The Refills 9pm VIBE, MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 951-755-5391 DJ Hektik 10pm (VD) VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW;760-3459770 Doug Montgomery 7-11pm (PB) VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Nite Fixx 9pm DJ upstairs 9:30pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 Karaoke Show 9-2am THE WINE BAR AT OLD TOWN; LQ;760-564-2201 Sergio Villegas 7-10pm (AC) ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 DJ PJ& DJ Bigster (VD)

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29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Bob & Allison Garcia 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 The Deep End w/ DJ Aimlo noon,Friends of the Smell DJ Residency 9pm Amigo Room ARNOLD PALMER’S; LQ;760-7714653 Johnny Meza 6-10pm (JZ)(BL) AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 The Judy Show 7:30pm BILLY REED’S; PS; 760-325-1946 DJ Party 6:30pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Steve Madaio 6pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT; PS; 888-999-1995 Nash with Quinto Menguante 9pm (LR) CERTIFIED FARMER’S MARKET; LQ; CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ;760-5643660 Paul Patterson 6pm (PB) DESERT FOX; PS; 760-325-9555 Mark Engel 4pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-3296787 Karaoke 9pm DILLON ROADHOUSE; DHS; 760251-1991 Open Mic Pro Jam 4-8pm EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND;760-3422333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Hal Sweasey 6-10pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Ornament, Lung and Modern English 7pm

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the Pampered palette

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here are so many things to be said about Stuft Pizza Bar & Grill. First, this restaurant is way more than just a pizza place. There menu is actually overwhelming, with enticing appetizers and a “gourmet small plate” menu which includes Cajun ahi, 7 oz. NY steak, Asiago mac & cheese, crab cakes, citrus herb Atlantic salmon and grilled Portobello mushrooms just to name a few. I chose the Cajun garlic & lime shrimp, which was bursting with zesty flavor and served on a bed of white rice. I then followed it with the Costa Rican sea bass which was also served on a bed of rice pilaf- this one tasted almost like stuffing and was delicious. The same thing can be said about both of my fish “small plate” entrees. I love when seafood tastes fresh and this did. And you can’t let the word “small” fool you as you can make a meal out of any of them. I also decided to try their summer salad which our server, Crystal, recommended as one of the top sellers. I will go back and have just this item sometime for lunch. The salad had grilled

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More Than Just Pizza

chicken breast on top of a bed of greens with apples, grapes, cranberries, candied walnuts and gorgonzola and was tossed with their chipotle honey mustard dressing.

This healthy summer treat is served in a large bowl and is a meal in itself.

The next thing I must mention is their extensive wine list. I love a place where I can order half bottles of my favorite reds like Frog’s Leap and Stag’s Leap. My date, who is more of a beer drinker, chose to go with the Samual Adams Summer Fest rotating beer selection. He started off with the chicken wings which he thoroughly

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enjoyed, however it was his dinner entrée of Linguini and Clams that he’s still talking about- stating that it’s the next best thing to his Sicilian Aunt Mary’s. The clams were fresh and tender and you can substitute mussels if you choose. I wouldn’t have expected such fresh seafood from a “pizza place.”

There regular menu boasts several other pasta dinners and seafood selections along with Prime Ribeye Steak and Baby Back Ribs. Now let’s talk about pizza. Stuft Pizza has about 18 gourmet combination pizzas as well as original combinations and build your own pizza. Again…there’s so much to choose from. They even have a new Indian Curry & Ground Lamb pizza. After much thought and deliberation we finally decided we would do half Chicken Pesto pie and half pepperoni, mushrooms and black olives. I have to say that the original pizza was very good but the Chicken Pesto was a little piece of melt in your mouth heaven. This has

become my new favorite pizza and because it was that good I may never be able to stray from it to try any of the others selections.

The desert menu is almost as extensive as the regular menu and the wine and beer list.

At this point I was too full to even attempt desert but when we go back, and we will, I will have to save room for Raspberry White Chocolate Cheese Brulee or their Stuff This (you’ll have to go check it out for yourself) or their Stuft Dessert Calzone.

Stuft Pizza also has a fantastic Happy Hour daily from 3-6 as well as a thriving take-out business.

To sum it up- you would need to eat at Stuft Pizza on a regular basis to get through all of the tempting and yummy items they offer. And actually that sounds like a great idea. I think I’ll call for a reservation again tonight. Stuft Pizza Bar & Grill is located at 78015 Main St. Ste 100, LaQuinta, CA. 760777-1660. For more info visit their website at: www.stuftpizzalaquinta.com.

Summer School: Chris Johanson, Jo Jackson & Art Workshops

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ext weekend, school’s in for the summer at Ace Hotel & Swim Club’s Summer School II presented by School Night. Can it stay in session forever? We can only hope, what with an amazing group of artists and musicians coming together to conjure up some glorious Painted Desert out of color and sound, laughter and love.

Beautiful Losers artist Chris Johanson steers you into an “art-making situation” where participants “talk about life through stories, percussion and paint.” We are game for whatever this ends up being — where Chris leads, many of us follow.

Icon-subverting graphic artist Johanna Jackson teaches us how to transform cakes into tastily transgressive confections with a free mind and some marzipan. Chris and Jo are creative powerhouses who live in Portland and LA and make art every day and with the everyday.

Artist, designer, sculptor, puppetmaker, musician Abby Portner leads a workshop in creating your own puppet from socks, sticks, fabric and paper then

making it the star of a video. You might be familiar with the album covers, costumes, set designs and giant critters she makes for her brother and friends in Animal Collective.

Brian Roettinger is a graphic designer, former This Machine Kills bassist, indie record label owner and album art maker behind covers for Beach House No Age, Death From Above 1979 and Liars — and he conducts a hand-lettering and zinemaking session just for you.

School Night’s Chris Douridas (KCRW) and Matt Goldman (MFG Productions) send over rad bands and DJs to imitate life imitating art poolside and in the Amigo Room, with performances by The Miracals and Chasing Kings and DJ sets

by American Royalty, Good Night Keaton and Justin Cornwall.

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As always, recess is in a big ol’ pool.

Mark it on your calendar and cross out the days til school bells ring.

July 19 to 25, 2012

by Xan Raymond

Perishment returns from hiatus for some Monday Metal Madness Ominously Confident

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lthough Perishment has been on hiatus since August 2011, the four band members do not appear as though they’ve grown apart at all as they pile into a booth at a diner in Palm Desert, laughing and joking like old friends.

That hiatus is almost over: Perishment is prepping for a massive comeback show, as part of CV Weekly’s Monday Metal Madness.

When asked if the hiatus was intentional or not, founder and guitarist Bobby Taffolla replied: “It wasn’t planned or anything. Life just kind of gets in the way sometimes.”

The band was founded in 2006, and the current lineup—with singer Ruben Gutierrez, drummer Devin Jay and bassist Aaron Ramson—has been in place since 2010.

Taffolla explained how the band came to be.

“The band I was in at the time was a much-more-extreme style of music,” he said. “I wanted to do something a little more groove-oriented, rock ’n’ roll influenced, or at least that’s where I felt my songwriting could really go much further.”

Ramson chimed in. “The scene here is so tightly knit that it becomes very incestuous after a while. Just about everyone here in the CV metal community has influenced each other in some way or another. It’s just a matter of time before bands get started.”

When asked if they were excited to play for their fans again, Jay said they were— although it’s clear that Perishment needed the break.

“Yeah, there aren’t very many metal bands here, so—and it doesn’t matter how good you are—it gets old.” Jay said.

“People get bored and burnt out. You could be amazing, but if you play at the same exact venues every week, folks are gonna get tired of it. So that’s a big thing we have going for us—the excitement our fans have to see us again.”

Taffolla added: “We have always been a quality-over-quantity band. … We will spend that time making each show worth seeing again for everyone involved. We never play the same set list, and there’s always something new to be heard.”

Ramson then chimed in. “Not to mention we are armed to the teeth with more covers than any other band in the IE,” he said. “And that is by design. We could

To people unsure whether they’ll be in attendance at CV Weekly’s Monday Metal Madness, Ramson promised that Perishment won’t be pulling any punches— especially considering the other bands that are playing.

“We’re playing with Sangre and Remnants of Man, two of the best metal bands in the valley, so we’ll bring our A game,” Ramson said.

“Expect the unexpected,” smiled Taffolla, with an ominously confident twinkle in his eye.

CV Weekly’s Monday Metal Madness, with Perishment, Remnants of Man and Sangre, begins at 8 p.m., Monday, July 23, at Plan B Live Entertainment and Cocktails, 32025 Monterey Ave., in Thousand Palms.

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play a Slayer cover, sure. How boring would that be, though?”

Everyone then had a hearty laugh in light of the fact that In the Name of the Dead, Jay’s other band, has been known to cover Slayer’s “Raining Blood.”

“Ok, fine. … Malevolent Creation.

We could cover them, or we could do something like ZZ Top! Or Smashing Pumpkins—something that challenges all of us as musicians! Not to mention plenty of drunk people who previously didn’t notice us might start to give a shit!”

The guys began to open up more once asked how it feels to play their own songs.

“Well, at the time of writing The Peripheral Veil (EP), I was going through a lot of stuff in my life and I poured it out into a few of the songs,” says Gutierrez.

“Basically I wasn’t fully comfortable releasing the songs at first, but they needed to come out. And having them on an actual release and performing it to real people is the best kind of therapy. It’s the greatest feeling.”

Devin Jay adds, “Well I’m particularly proud of the fact that our band has never bothered trying to appeal to any person or group of people. We aren’t concerned with which genre of metal is currently in, as long as we like it and it sounds good to us, that’s what matters.”

Bobby’s face lights up as he adds his two cents, “Yeah that’s always been a

philosophy of ours, we’ve never been a...” his expression becomes slightly less enthused all of a sudden, “subgenre, type of band.”

“Yeah, it’s not melodic death metal or heavy metal or black metal...it’s basically whatever-the-fuck-we-want-metal,” concludes Jay. When asked why they play music, Jay said it’s so he doesn’t go insane. Ramson claimed it satisfies his narcissism.

Taffolla said that music is his outlet— nothing more, nothing less. Gutierrez said: “I like writing, and with this sound, it seems people can relate to it much more easily, so it’s a great way to get it out there.”

When asked why they specifically play metal, the answers got a little deeper.

“Honestly, it’s more of a physical thing for me,” said Jay. “I like being physically active, and metal requires more endurance and activity than any other genre. Playing metal is an unrivaled endorphin rush.”

Gutierrez said that he grew up on all kinds of music—metal, punk, funk, hip hop, jazz—so he was listening to it when he was little. “But when I got to high school, I was the only one with headphones blasting Slayer or Iron Maiden, when everyone else was listening to Dr. Dre. So I told myself: If I ever do music, it’ll be metal, because I’ve always felt that metal is the underdog of the music world, and I can kinda relate to that, or at least I always have.”

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Screeners No. 17

Movie Reviews with Robin E. Simmons

Remembering Ernest Borgnine W

LOCAL PRODUCER RECALLS WORKING WITH THE SCREEN ICON

Ernie, take a rest and sit in the Director’s chair.” Ernie says, “No, I’m fine. I’ll just sit over here in a regular chair.” We offered him his own chair but he didn’t want one. He had that old time respect, that, if you hired him he owed you his time and attention to do the best job he could. Some of the newer actors make it seem like you’re lucky to have them and you should cater to them.

Borgnine caters to you! Unbelievable!

Many other actors big and small I dealt with were often difficult. Ernest Borgnine definitely gets the distinction of being the best with whom I ever had the pleasure of working.

At his advanced age, did he have a problem memorizing is lines?

He was impeccable at remembering his lines. Everyday he carried the full script with him in a special binder he used for many years and he would go off in a corner and review his lines. He was almost 94

when we shot “Night Club” and he never stumbled once. He was like working with a 50 year old. On days he worked, a driver we provided picked him up and took him home.

One day when he wasn’t scheduled to work he came by to check on us and make sure everything was going well. And he drove himself! He said he was going to Costco and wanted to stop by because he missed us.

Did he improvise at all?

He did not improvise much except for a word here and there. When he was asked to do 3 takes in a row, each take would be a little different. He might change a word or two or pause a little differently. And guess what? Each take was fantastic. If he did 3 takes, there was never a bad one -- they were only one good, very good and absolutely perfect.

Any more personal observations about the man himself?

I worked with Ernie almost 2 weeks and I was thrilled everyday to see him. He lit up the room and made me feel like I knew him all my life. His energy was unbelievable.

And he never complained once.

And there’s one more thing I noticed.

The other actors’ performances were always enhanced automatically by just appearing in a scene with him because the way he acted was absolutely magic. He’s been quoted as saying: “Every time I step in front of the camera, I feel young again.”

Since his death the movie is back on the studio’s radar screens. Hopefully he will get the recognition he deserves for his performance in “Night Club.” It was the last film he appeared in as a leading man.

I hope people get to see this iconic movie legend’s last performance in movie theatres or on television.

A few months ago, I had a chance to

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hen Ernest Borgnine unexpectedly died earlier this month at the age of 95, I immediately thought of Larry Delrose, a local businessman who was a producer -- and had a hand in writing -- NIGHT CLUB, the last film in which Mr. Borgnine was featured as a leading man.

The story about a USC kid reluctantly working the night-shift of an assisted-living facility to help pay for his tuition showcases Mr. Borgnine as a vivacious and dominant figure in the facility who teaches the kid needed life lesson.

Recently, I asked Mr. Delrose to recall working with Borgnine. Here is a portion of our conversation: What was your first impression working with Ernest Borgnine?

It was heaven working with Borgnine. We are both Italian so we bonded immediately.

We hugged everyday. We told stories, we laughed, we sang. He was one of the warmest human beings I ever met.

What was he like off screen?

Off screen he was extraordinary. One time we had a problem with SAG and he stepped up and came to our aid without us even asking him. He told SAG: “Give these guys a break. They can’t operate like a big studio, they’re independent filmmakers they trying their hardest. They’re good people. I vouch for them.”

Was he demanding?

He was the opposite of demanding. For instance, one night we were still shooting at midnight -- Borgnine started at 11 am that day! -- and the Director says, “Let’s speed things up and get Mr. Borgnine home.”

Well, Mr. Borgnine spurts out, “Don’t worry about me. I’m fine. No problem. I got all night.”

Another time, a Producer says, “Go ahead

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see a very rough cut of NIGHT CLUB. I was impressed by a robust Borgnine’s energy and charisma. Every scene he’s in jumps off the screen with a vitality, focus and charm that’s hard to believe – especially for a nonagenarian. I hope the film gets a final cut and release that does justice to this screen icon’s legacy.

Of all the films and TV shows in which Ernest Borgnine has been featured, the most-mentioned of course are his Oscar© winning performance as the lonely, heavy set, “ugly” Italian-American Bronx butcher in MARTY (1955) and his indelible supporting portrayal of the vicious bigot Coley Trimble in John Sturgis’ noir western thriller BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (also 1955). And who can forget THE DIRTY DOZEN (1967) and THE WILD BUNCH (1969) also come to mind.

But for me, the single Borgnine performance that lingers longest in the mind and one apparently forgotten by many writers and critics, is EMPEROR OF THE NORTH. Robert Aldrich’s 1973 film, set in the depression, is about the quest of hobo Lee Marvin, who calls himself “A” Number One, to become a local legend and survive a train ride under the vicious, relentless and sadistic attack of Ernest Borgnine’s Shack, a train conductor who vows that no freeloading hobo will ever survive a ride on his train. This brutish portrayal by Borgnine unleashes a primal, visceral power that dwarf’s most screen performances and is about as bad a villain I’ve ever seen. And that’s good.

Ernest Borgnine, 1917 – 2012. RIP. Listen for my movie updates every Friday am on Michael Knight’s 94.3 KNWZ show.

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Short Stories For Summer #3

started this summer’s short story series with the notion that what makes short stories appealing to read, besides the length, is that they don’t necessarily follow simple literary requirements such as a beginning, middle and end. In Aimee Bender’s The Girl in the Flammable Skirt (Anchor Books, 184 pages) almost all literary rules are broken, including grammatical.

The Girl in the Flammable Skirt is Bender’s first collection of short stories. Many in the collection were originally published in literary journals and magazines. For some authors, a successful short story collection leads to book deals. Bender has since written two novels, a novella and another short story collection. This book, Bender’s first work, stands out for its surreal and bizarre tales of love and life.

Divided into three parts, containing a total of16 stories, Bender creates a world that has familiar characters and recognizable places. However, it’s what happens in

“The Girl in the Flammable Skirt” Stories Aimee Bender these places to these characters that is so imaginative and frankly, often insane.

The first story in Part One, titled Remember, is about a boyfriend who is deevolving. As the character Annie explains in the first sentence, “My lover is experiencing reverse evolution.” After becoming an ape and “shedding a million years a day,” Ben has become a sea turtle.

Ben’s friends and co-workers call to ask his girlfriend Annie, what happened? She tells them Ben is sick and not to call. Her tears add to the salt water in which he swims. Annie remembers the magical and beautiful times they shared. Their last conversation Ben says: “We’re all getting too smart. Our brains are just getting bigger and bigger, and the world dries up and dies when there’s too much thought and not enough heart.” Annie continues to love Ben until she sets him free hoping one day he may come back as a new man.

In Part Two, the story, Quiet Please, a librarian learns her father died, then goes to work and has sex with men. She uses sex to kill the pain inside. The narrator says: “The librarian, on this day, the day of her father’s death, is overwhelmed by an appetite she has never felt before and she waits for another one of them to approach her desk.” Next paragraph is one sentence: “It takes five minutes.”

The librarian justifies her behavior believing it fulfills a fantasy for the men.

Though this story is a lurid tale of a woman who uses men, the tone changes when a strongman from the nearby circus comes into the library but doesn’t have a librarian fantasy. “The muscleman loves how his

shoulders feel, the weight of something important, a life, on his back.”

My favorite in the collection is in Part Three. Loser tells the story of a child whose parents were drowned in the ocean while trying to save one another as he slept on the beach. Adopted and raised by the community, the young man discovers he has a gift for finding things: A hairbrush, keys, and a basketball. The community starts to doubt his ability, accusing him of stealing the objects just so can be a hero when he finds them.

When a woman’s little boy is kidnapped, she asks the young man to find her son. The young man had only found lost objects, never anything stolen and never a person. Once the woman tells the police what her son was wearing, the young man concentrates on the boy’s blue shirt and is able to locate and rescue him.

The young man goes back to his tiny home and considers how fortunate he was that there was an object to focus on that lead to the boy’s discovery. “Concentrate hard, he thought. Where are you? Everything felt blank and quiet. He couldn’t feel a tug. He squeezed his eyes shut and let the question bubble up: Where did you go? Come find me. I’m over here. Come find me.” The last line: “If he listened hard enough, he thought he could hear the waves hitting.”

The final story in the book is the book’s title, The Girl in the Flammable Skirt. A young girl copes with the weight of her father’s illness and imminent death. When she carries the burden to school in the form of a solid rock backpack, her teacher hands her a Kleenex, the young girl says: “I’m not crying, I told her. I know, she said,

touching my wrist. I just wanted to show you something light.”

There are thematic interludes. One where two research rats discuss their treatment after eating piles sugar and another with a boy named Paul who the young girl keeps in her closet because his parents are drunks. At the hospital, her father’s on his deathbed and she says: “I have to pray twice as hard. In the little hospital church I am the only one praying with my jaw clenched and my hands in fists knocking on the pew. Maybe they think I’m knocking on God’s door, tap tap tap. Maybe I am.”

She then recalls a story of a girl whose skirt catches fire as she dances and wonders if the girl thought she had done it herself?

“With the amazing turns of her hips, and the warmth of the music inside her, did she believe, for even one glorious second, that her passion had arrived?”

Author Binder may not be everybody’s literary cup of tea. Although some stories are whimsical and magical, they are not for children. However, there is a childlike quality and innocence to many of her characters. There are stories I have read several times but still cannot find a theme or any particular significance in there meaning.

But they are stimulating, provocative and unpredictable. They often meander to dark places and lead to bizarre discoveries. These stories give the reader a quick glimpse into something different, yet they are very close to home. Bender has mastered the power and potential of the short story. There are no rules. It’s what makes short stories such a surprise and delight.

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catchy title track. A galloping backbeat and chiming surf guitar propel the sunny lyrics. Reminiscent of the Beach Boys’ “Surfin Safari” or the Go-Go’s “This Town,” Cosentino extols the myriad pleasures of California. Almost incredulous, she asks “Why would you live anywhere else? We’ve got the sun we’ve got the waves/ We’ve got the beach, we’ve got the babes.” It’s a convincing argument, and it could become the state’s unofficial anthem.

Like “Last Year,” both “Better Girl” and “Do You Love Me” address the downside of growing up in public. On the former, a loping cow-poke groove collides with prickly guitar chords.

The melody on the latter echoes Nirvana’s “About A Boy, while Cosentino’s multi-tracked vocals recall the sweet-sour allure of nearly forgotten 90s bands like the Blake Babies and that dog.

A stutter-stop rhythm wraps around sweet, cascading guitar lines on “No One Like

You.” The yearning vocals here, as well as on “How They Want Me To Be,” owe a huge debt to classic girl groups like the Ronettes, the Crystals and the Shirelles.

Jon Brion’s production adds a layer of sophistication here. Especially on the shimmering, hypnotic “Dreaming My Life Away.”

However, the best songs here are the most basic: the crackling “Why I Cry” marries a brisk backbeat and strafing guitar licks with Cosentino’s sad –sack slightly selfpitying lyrics.

Or the frothy “Let’s Go Home,” which recalls the kinetic new wave of the Go-Go’s at their early 80s peak. It mixes jangly pure pop guitar with lyrics that evoke comparisons to the Beach Boys masterpiece, “In My Room.”

Cloaked in rippling castenets and swelling strings, “Up All Night” closes the album on a somber note. The instrumentation and arrangement suggest an homage to producer Phil Spector. The mood is regretful and

s milk good for you? Research published in Pediatrics magazine shows that dairy products do not build strong bones and prevent osteoporosis to the degree that we once thought. While calcium is healthful for your bones, exercise is far more helpful in building bone density.

Reducing your intake of sodium and animal proteins is also of greater benefit to your bones than milk.

The problem caused by consuming too many dairy products is that the saturated fat and cholesterol are known to increase the risk of heart disease.

Prostate, breast and ovarian cancers have been linked to a compound found in cow’s milk, IGF-I. Numerous clinical studies have shown a direct link between prostate cancers and high levels of IGF-I. The Iowa Women’s Health Study found that women who consume more than one glass of milk per day have a 73% higher risk of ovarian cancer than women who drank less.

The typical person needs only

dramatic. The lyrics fraught with romantic angst…”You and me, too good to be/Too true to be/Too dumb to see.” If Hollywood was still making “Gidget” movies, this song would be perfect for the part where Gidget and Moondoggy have a fight!

That’s the thing about Best Coast. It blends the sweet with the sour and the profound with the mundane. The melodies are buoyant, but concise.

With “The Only Place,” Best Coast manages to elude the dreaded “sophomore slump” that has jinxed many promising new artists. Jon Brion has expanded their musical pallete without sacrificing Best Coast’s indie cred.

600mg of calcium a day. Much of this is found in other foods that you eat such as soybeans, oranges and spinach.

Many drink milk for the Vitamin D. Only five to fifteen minutes of partial exposure to sunlight meets the body’s requirement for this vitamin.

Unless you are buying organic daily products, contaminants like drugs, pesticides and bovine growth hormone (rBGH) riddle dairy products. Once consumed, pesticides do not easily leave your body easily and settle in your fat cells. The cumulative affect of these toxins in your body can harm your immune, reproductive and central nervous systems.

The American Academy of Pediatrics reminds mothers not to give children under one whole milk as this increases a child’s risk to Type 1 diabetes and lead to other health issues as they grow.

For an alternative to cow’s milk, consider raw almond milk. When consuming milk, always go organic. www.sharekitchen.org

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What a year this day has been/what a day this year has been…” That is how Beth Cosentino describes the whirlwind surrounding her band, Best Coast.

The song, “Last Year,” is a grunge guitar waltz in ¾ time that encapsulates the swift journey Best Coast took from pop hopefuls to the darlings of Indie rock.

Consentino, on vocals and guitar, and multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno, burst on the scene as Best Coast less than two years ago. Their debut, “Crazy For You” was a decidedly a lo-fi affair, mixing chiming harmonies and ringing guitars with everyday lyrics about cats and weed.

“Crazy For You” received unanimous critical acclaim and instant media attention.

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by Cara Pellegrino

Psuffering with Psoriasis P

soriasis plagues as many as 7.5 million Americans according to psoriasis.org. The disease stems from genetic traits that send signals to grow skin cells at an increased rate. The cells build up and crust over, ceasing normal healthy growth. The plaques formed by psoriasis are often irritated, painful and ugly, leaving the person bearing the disease to experience not only physical pain, but feelings of insecurity, embarrassment and sadness. Cases range from mild to moderate to severe, and the severity of cases can fluctuate depending on social and environmental factors. A multitude of factors such as diet, alcohol intake, stress and the onset of other diseases in addition to a genetic predisposition can cause a person to suffer psoriasis outbreaks. And much like other diseases, one may carry the genetic makeup and never display physical symptoms and unknowingly pass the disease onto offspring.

The good news for psoriasis sufferers is that treatment options are plenty and one of the most common, phototherapy, is available for free year-round in the desert. Phototherapy is often the first line of treatment. While some physicians may recommend special UV lamps, others may recommend a daily 20 minute dose of natural sunlight. Laser treatments have the ability to deliver precise rays to a targeted area and are gaining popularity. The downside to laser applications is the high cost of treatment and the fact that most insurance companies will not cover such costs.

Over the counter creams, lotions, ointments and shampoos are typically the second stage of defense for most mild to moderate sufferers. Many of these treatments include coal tar solutions, corticosteroids and vitamin D derived drugs.

More recently developed biological drugs such as Stelara, Humira and Embrel are utilized for severe psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis cases. These drugs are expensive and require regular injections of the medication coupled with monthly blood work to monitor for side-effects. Patients report huge improvements from these medications despite the risks involved.

Many patients find alternative

treatments to be successful, even more so when coupled with conventional western medicine. Since psoriasis stems from a hyperactive immune system, activities that calm and center your being are helpful.

Yoga, meditation, homeopathic and Chinese medicine practices should not be overlooked as treatment tools.

Patients suffering from psoriasis are likely to suffer from related diseases such as psoriatic arthritis, depression and cancer.

Many common treatments include small print warnings stating use may increase the risk of cancer. And it makes sense that in a world with such an emphasis on physical beauty, psoriasis patients frequently suffer from depression. A disease that causes ugly scaly patches of painful irritated skin can make the most optimistic person feel shy and insecure about their appearance.

Many people with psoriasis struggle with outbreaks throughout their entire lifetime, constantly trying to camouflage crusty patches of skin, flaking scalps, bleeding plaques and even the loss of fingernails and toenails. Psoriasis’s negative impact on quality of life often leaves sufferers with situational depression.

If you or a loved one is suffering with psoriasis, talk to your doctor. There are support groups available online full of useful information such as talkpsoriasis.org and psoriasis.com which offer valuable tips and strategies for how to better live with this chronic condition.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Acro-Yoga is a relatively new physical discipline. According to a description I read on a flyer in Santa Cruz, it “blends the spiritual wisdom of yoga, the loving kindness of massage, and the dynamic power of acrobatics.”

I’d love to see you work on creating a comparable hybrid in the coming months, Aries -- some practice or system or approach that would allow you to weave together your various specialties into a synergetic whole. Start brainstorming about that impossible dream now, and soon it won’t seem so impossible.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Unless you grow your own or buy the heirloom variety at farmer’s markets, you probably eat a lot of tasteless tomatoes. Blame it on industrial-scale farming and supermarket chains. They’ve bred tomatoes to be homogenous and bland -- easy to ship and pretty to look at. But there’s a sign of hope: A team of scientists at the University of Florida is researching what makes tomatoes taste delicious, and is working to bring those types back into mainstream availability. I think the task you have ahead of you in the coming weeks is metaphorically similar, Taurus. You should see what you can to do restore lost flavor, color, and soulfulness. Opt for earthy idiosyncrasies over fake and boring perfection.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It’ll be a humming, murmuring, whispering kind of week -- a time when the clues you need will most likely arrive via ripplings and rustlings and whirrings. Here’s the complication: Some of the people around you may be more attracted to clangs and bangs and jangles.

They may imagine that the only information worth paying attention to is the stuff that’s loudest and strongest. But I hope you won’t be seduced by their attitudes. I trust you’ll resist the appeals of the showy noise. Be a subtlety specialist who loves nuance and undertones. Listen mysteriously.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Most change is slow and incremental. The shifts happen so gradually that they are barely noticeable while you’re living in the midst of them from day to day. Then there are those rare times when the way everything fits together mutates pretty quickly. Relationships that have been evolving in slow motion begin to speed up. Long-standing fixations melt away. Mystifying questions get clear answers. I think you’re at one of these junctures now, Cancerian. It’s not likely you’ll be too surprised by anything that happens, though.

That’s because you’ve been tracking the energetic build-up for a while, and it will feel right and natural when the rapid ripening kicks in.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Lately you’ve been spending time in both the off-kilter parts of paradise and the enchanting areas of limbo. On one notable occasion, you even managed to be in both places simultaneously. How’d you do that? The results have been colorful but often paradoxical. What you don’t want and what you do want have gotten a bit mixed up. You have had to paw your way out of a dead-end confusion but have also been granted a sublime breakthrough. You explored a tunnel to nowhere but also visited a thrilling vista that provided you with some medicinal excitement.

What will you do for an encore? Hopefully, nothing that complicated. I suggest you spend the next few days chilling out and taking inventory of all that’s changed.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The painter Philip Guston loved to express himself creatively. He said it helped him to get rid of his certainty, to divest himself of what he knew. By washing away the backlog of old ideas and familiar perspectives, he freed himself to see the world as brand new.

In light of your current astrological omens, Virgo, Guston’s approach sounds like a good strategy for you to borrow. The next couple of weeks will be an excellent time to explore the pleasures of unlearning and deprogramming. You will thrive by discarding stale preconceptions, loosening the past’s hold on you, and clearing out room in your brain for fresh imaginings.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Nineteenth-century author Charles Dickens wrote extensively about harsh social conditions. He specialized in depicting ugly realities about poverty, crime, and classism.

Yet one critic described him as a “genial and loving humorist” who showed that “even in dealing with the darkest scenes and the most degraded characters, genius could still be clean and mirth could be innocent.” I’m thinking that Dickens might be an inspirational role model for you in the coming weeks, Libra. It will be prime time for you to expose difficult truths and agitate for justice and speak up in behalf of those less fortunate than you. You’ll get best results by maintaining your equanimity and good cheer.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): For many years, ambergris was used as a prime ingredient in perfumes. And where does ambergris come from?

It’s basically whale vomit. Sperm whales produce it in their gastrointestinal tracts to protect them from the sharp beaks of giant squid they’ve eaten, then spew it out of their mouths. With that as your model, Scorpio, I challenge you to convert an inelegant aspect of your life into a fine asset, even a beautiful blessing. I don’t expect you to accomplish this task overnight. But I do hope you will finish by May of 2013.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Interruption” will be a word of power for you in the coming days.

No, really: I’m not being ironic, sarcastic, or satirical.

It is possible that the interruptions will initially seem inconvenient or undesirable, but I bet you will eventually feel grateful for their intervention.

They will knock you out of grooves you need to be knocked out of. They will compel you to pay attention to clues you’ve been neglecting. Don’t think of them as random acts of cosmic whimsy, but rather as divine strokes of luck that are meant to redirect your energy to where it should be.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You don’t have to stand in a provocative pose to be sexy. You don’t have to lick your lips or radiate a smoldering gaze or wear clothes that dramatically reveal your body’s most appealing qualities. You already know all that stuff, of course; in light of this week’s assignment, I just wanted to remind you. And what is that assignment? To be profoundly attractive and alluring without being obvious about it. With that as your strategy, you’ll draw to you the exact blessings and benefits you need. So do you have any brilliant notions about how to proceed? Here’s one idea: Be utterly at peace with who you really are.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I brazenly predict, my dear Aquarius, that in the next ten months you will fall in love with love more deeply than you have in over a decade. You will figure out a way to exorcise the demons that have haunted your relationship with romance, and you will enjoy some highly entertaining amorous interludes. The mysteries of intimacy will reveal new secrets to you, and you will have good reasons to redefine the meaning of “fun.” Is there any way these prophecies of mine could possibly fail to materialize? Yes, but only if you take yourself too seriously and insist on remaining attached to the old days and old ways.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Be alert for fake magic, and make yourself immune to its seductive appeal. Do not, under any circumstances, allow yourself to get snookered by sexy delusions, enticing hoaxes, or clever mirages. There will in fact be some real magic materializing in your vicinity, and if you hope to recognize it you must not be distracted by the counterfeit stuff. This is a demanding assignment, Pisces. You will have to be both skeptical and curious, both tough-minded and innocently receptive. Fortunately, the astrological omens suggest you now have an enhanced capacity to live on that edge.

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- Peter Mikulak O

riginally from inner city New Haven, Connecticut, where he had a thriving General Contracting business, Peter Mikulak now joins the Coachella Valley’s community of self sustaining artists.

Three years ago, due to the recent economic challenges, Peter Mikulak was forced to leave his 14 year career and suffered homeless conditions as a result.

Times have been tough, but Peter knows he is being drawn into a new opportunity.

Peter Mikulak remembers nailing a canvas to an abandoned camper in the middle of the windmills at the West end of the Valley. He was not helpless, but he was homeless. Enduring life’s trials and following his heart to make a way for himself. The art he created that day would later be sold through Ryan Campbell’s Scrap Gallery (www. scrapgallery.com). That was Mikulak’s first opportunity to sell his art and he sold his pieces summing at over $1000.

Peter found support through Darla Burkett’s incredible team at the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission. (www.cvrm.org) Mikulak began to utilize every resource available to the people at CVRM. He experimented with “Repurposing,” an art form that almost crosses over into recycling. This fueled a professional gallery showing that lead to a permanent residency at the Renegade Gallery Palm Springs. (www.therenegadeartgallery. com) At this show he had also repurposed 6 wallets from the 99 cent store and

July 19 to 25, 2012

Mikulak sold 3 of them for over $350 each!

Mikulak is no longer homeless and has been able to support himself with his art. ”It’s amazing to have a home again,” says Mikulak, who works with Joy Meredith Brown, head of the Down Town Palm Springs Board of Directors. You can find him there every Thursday spray painting the prints of Marilyn Monroe he has created. Mikulak is working on a special permit required to move his work under the Forever Marilyn Palm Springs erection.

Mikulak continues to actively pursue opportunities through galleries and commissioned work. His earned accomplishments include some exciting jobs. David Grey, General Manager at the Hyatt Palm Springs (www. palmspings.hyatt.com) has hired Peter to create 3 Marilyn Monroe pieces for the hotel lobby, and an outfitting of their 3 conference rooms with a series of 5 pieces per room depicting our beloved “Rat Pack.” He has also earned the opportunity to create a series of 4 pieces for the NestEggg (NestEggg. com) Financial Group’s 3 locations, Palm Desert, Palm Springs and Maui!

Commissions contact Peter Mikulak@ selmagrows.org To view more of Peters work, go to www.fineartamerica.com/mikulak and www.bluecanvas.com/mikulak “Proverbs 3:5-6” _ Peter Mikulak Support and Education for Local Music and Arts, Coachella Valley Chapter 1 www.selmagrows.org

Peaceful Rejuvenation O

ne of my favorite things to do is SLEEP! When I cannot sleep or have insomnia it drives me crazy.

Tossing, turning, wrestling with my sheets and pillows can be maddening. There are many contributing factors as to why one might toss and turn at night. Some aspects may include stress, anxiety, had a late heavy meal, alcohol, or your mind is overworked and preoccupied. Losing sleep can reap havoc on your lifestyle the following day. It is likely you will not perform tasks at work as well and have a void in your energy level.

How much sleep does one really require?

Sleep disorders are serious. However, if you sleep well most of the time it’s unlikely you have a problem. But, if you are experiencing irregular sleep patterns you may want to consult your physician or naturopathic doctor. An ample amount of sleep is necessary in repairing and rejuvenating the human body. Without the right amount of sleep you are at risk for potential health issues. Not getting enough sleep creates “sleep debt,” much like an overdrawn back account. Eventually your body will need to be replenished. Some health issues that may arise are: memory loss, depression, and weakening of the immune system. Also, a lack of sleep and getting behind the wheel of your car mirrors many of the same reactions your body would have if you were driving intoxicated.

According to Web MD, sleep deprived individuals who were tested with a driving simulator performed badly or worse than an intoxicated person. Driver fatigue is responsible for an estimated 56,000 motor

vehicle accidents and 1,500 deaths each year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Drowsiness is the brains’ last warning prior to falling asleep. Driving while overly fatigued often leads to a disaster.

How much sleep does one really require?

Some studies conflict and say 8 hours of sleep may not be best for all adults. Other studies have shown the average adult to function properly with a mere 6 hours of sleep per night. What follows is a needed insight for maximum benefits.

Average Sleep Needs Age Hours

Newborns (0-2 months), 12 – 18 Infants (3 months to 1 year), 14 – 15 Toddlers (1 to 3 years), 12 – 14 Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), 11 – 13 School-aged children (5 to 12 years), 10 – 11 Teens and preteens (12 to 18 years), 8.5 – 10 Adults (18+), 7.5 - 9 Establishing a regular bed and wake time can orient you to a healthy nights rest. If you are deprived of sleep you may recognize you are moody, feel sluggish midafternoon, or need coffee or soda mid-day.

The effects of sleep deprivation may include weight gain, increase your risks of diabetes, heart disease, and other health problems.

Overall your mind, body, and soul need to be nourished by attaining the proper amount of sleep. A healthy diet and exercise can lend to a better nights sleep as well. May all of you sleep well for a healthy body and mind.

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